“Different Drum”
by Robert Ramage
Intro
(Driving guitar riff — steady kick drum like a heartbeat building speed)
I don’t wait for the green light
I don’t sleep in neutral
Verse 1
I wake up with the engine running
Foot already on the floor
Some folks stand around discussing
I’m already out the door
They say “That’s not in my title”
They say “That’s not in my lane”
But I can’t sit still in silence
While the clock just drains
Pre-Chorus
You can call it ambition
You can call it unrest
But standing still feels like suffocating in my chest
Chorus
We’re marching to a different drum
Some move slow, I gotta run
I hear the rhythm building strong
If we don’t move, we fall behind
I’m not mad — I just burn
Watching wheels that never turn
If you can’t feel the rising hum
You’re not marching to my drum
Verse 2
It’s not about the credit
It’s not about the load
It’s about the forward motion
On this long and winding road
Some people clock their minutes
Some people chase the flame
I don’t need applause
I just need the game to change
Pre-Chorus
There’s a fire in my wiring
There’s a pulse I can’t ignore
If we’re building something bigger
Why are we standing at the door?
Chorus
We’re marching to a different drum
Some move slow, I gotta run
I hear the rhythm building strong
If we don’t move, we fall behind
I’m not mad — I just burn
Watching wheels that never turn
If you can’t feel the rising hum
You’re not marching to my drum
Bridge
(Breakdown — half-time drums, big vocal lift)
I don’t need everybody
To see it like I do
But don’t mistake my motion
For something to prove
This is how I’m wired
This is how I breathe
Momentum is my oxygen
Forward is my creed
Final Chorus (Lifted / Arena style)
We’re marching to a different drum
Some move slow — I overcome
I hear the rhythm in my blood
Progress pounding like a flood
I won’t wait for permission
I won’t stall for condition
If the world won’t speed up some
I’ll outrun it to my drum
Outro
(Guitar riff fades with strong drum hits)
Different drum…
Different tempo…
Still moving.
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